Media Release - Australian College of Nursing

Nurses converge to future proof workforce

Australian College of Nursing Policy Summit 2023 Nurses from all over Australia will gather in Canberra this week to address major policy issues for nursing and health care as part of the Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) Policy Summit: Power, Persistence, and Influence. The ACN Policy Summit will be held on 17 March 2023 at…

Is mould affecting your consumers health

Is mould affecting your consumers health?

Featured Image: fizkes on Shutterstock The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is dedicated to enhancing the leadership, communication and clinical skills for all nurses. The Emerging Nurse Leader (ENL) program gives nurses in the first six years of their career opportunities to showcase their knowledge and build their confidence as nurses. ENL alumna Nicole Hibbert…

Empowering endometriosis care through education

Empowering endometriosis care through education

Featured Image: Orawan Pattarawimonchai on Shutterstock Endometriosis is a chronic health condition that affects one in nine people with a uterus every year. Despite how common the condition is, it can be extremely difficult to be diagnosed, with the average diagnosis taking place seven years after the first appearance of symptoms. Nurses play an essential…

Bangka Island Nurse honoured in Last Post Ceremony

Bangka Island Nurse honoured in Last Post Ceremony

Image Source: Evgeny Freyer on Shutterstock On Wednesday, 15 March 2023 at 4:45pm, the Australian War Memorial will hold a Last Post Ceremony to commemorate the life of Australian Army Nursing Service nurse Sister Nancy Harris.   Sister Harris died on 16 February 1942 as part of the Bangka Island Massacre alongside 21 of her Australian…

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Meet the Bangka Island Nurses

Featured image source: Australian War Memorial  On 16 February 1942, twenty-two Australian nurses washed ashore on Bangka Island among a large group of survivors after the bombing of the SS Vyner Brooke – a civilian ship – after it left Singapore. Out of the sixty-five nurses that left Singapore, twelve nurses had already died in…